PS4 fans are in for a treat in 2017, with exclusive games that include The Last of Us 2, Gran Turismo Sport, Horizon Zero Dawn and more.

Picking out some examples, Pachter said: "State of Decay is another zombie game, like Days Gone, but I think the difference is that game looks like it will have some humour to it - it might do well, that looks OK.

"I think Forza is a great racing game, but so is Gran Turismo, so it’s not a real differentiator.

"I have never heard anyone say, 'Oh, I bought a console because of its racing game'. You just expect a high quality racing game to go with your console.

"Sea of Thieves I think looks stupid… so I don’t think the announced lineup looks as appealing as PlayStation."

Xbox One exclusive games for 2017 and beyond

Thu, April 20, 2017

Microsoft's next wave of Xbox One exclusives include Sea of Thieves, Crackdown 3 and more.

But do console exclusives really make much of a difference? Pachter isn't wholly convinced.

"That said, I think exclusives only make a difference to about a fifth of the market, 20%," he continued.

"Sony is outselling Microsoft literally two to one, mostly because they screwed up so badly with PS3, but done such a great job with PS1 and PS2, they’re winning back that audience.

"So guys outside the US- they are not outselling Xbox 2:1 in the US, it’s probably closer to 11:10 - but guys outside the US, they were PlayStation and PS2 owners, and they’re coming back home to PS4 this time.

"So I think that‘s the biggest differentiators, these guys were PlayStation households. Sony just has a huge advantage everywhere in the world."